Coogee Swimmers

Living in Sydney during the Covid 19 lockdown I felt like these people swimming in the safety of the pool. The unpredictable ocean is blocked out by the sea walls and they can leisurely swim in the sparkling safety of the Ross Jones Rockpool in Coogee. Whilst painting the water the ocean was free and loose with the purples and turquoise and white of the waves but inside the pool the oranges and browns of the rocks and sand, the greens of the algae and the blue and gold reflections create such a different colour pallete and pattern in the water of the pool. The geometric strong border of the sea wall is slowly being chipped away at by wind and the ocean creating jaggard edges and the dark blue and purple shadows are slowing starting to creep into the safety of the pool. This painting is acrylic on deep stretched canvas ready to hang. It is unframed.

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Rachel Rae has been creative throughout her life, but whilst living in Spain in an apartment overlooking the ocean she was inspired to dedicate her time to focus on her painting art practice. Being an avid traveller and walker, Rachel Rae witnesses many life moments which is the inspiration for her artwork, painting personal records of flora, fauna, people and landscapes.

Rachel Rae paints in acrylics, quickly highlighting the movement of the landscape in a stationary painting, fascinated by the movement of nature contrasting with the static man-made objects and how humans, animals and nature co-exist. However by spending the time to paint the smaller details and minutiae, it allows time for reflection during the process. Capturing personal records of the flora, fauna, people and landscapes in life’s moments creates a memory and connection to past and present experiences.

Rachel Rae creates personal paintings of past and present experiences creating memory and connection to the vibrant colour and uniqueness of the world around us.